Earl Hamner, the writer whose old-timey kinship was a creative force behind the enduring success of the television series “The Waltons,” died Thursday. He was 92. His death was confirmed by his niece, ...

The novelist from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia also was the man behind another long-running CBS show, 'Falcon Crest.' By Mike Barnes Senior Editor “I am very sorry to be the bearer of sad news ...

SCHUYLER — Tucked into the back roads of eastern Nelson County, the community of Schuyler, normally home to only a few hundred people, saw a flood of crowds throughout the weekend. From Friday through ...

NELSON COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Nelson County's Board of Supervisors announced a resolution to declare July 8 as “Earl Hamner Jr. and Jimmy Fortune Day” to honor two people who have had a significant ...

THE WALTONS franchise has three Thanksgiving specials in its legacy, and they all share the warmth and joy of family.

The Earl Hamner Theatre will present a new version of its popular The Homecoming at WTA’s Gateway on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 27 and 28. The new adaptation will premiere at WTA’s Gateway before ...

The beloved family Christmas story, The Homecoming, by Earl Hamner, is coming to the Hamner Theater for 17 performances, beginning Thursday, Dec. 1, closing Sunday, Dec. 18, with two free previews on ...

Earl Hamner Jr., the creator and narrator of CBS’ beloved, long-running family drama “The Waltons,” died Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 92 and had been diagnosed with cancer in June 2014, according ...

LOS ANGELES -- Earl Hamner Jr., the versatile and prolific writer who drew upon his Depression-era upbringing in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia to create "The Waltons," has died. He was 92.

Earl Hamner Jr., who created the popular television series The Waltons, has died at 92. His son Scott announced on Facebook that Hamner had been suffering from cancer, and died at Cedars-Sinai Medical ...